Kaia Gerber & Kate Hudson Interview: Making Shell & Wondering, "Are We Going Too Far?"
34For Max Minghella's sophomore film Shell, actress Kate Hudson is shedding her family-friendly brand for a body horror movie that allows her to flex some disturbing muscles. While celebrating the film's world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Collider's Perri Nemiroff had the opportunity to sit down with Hudson and co-star Kaia Gerber to talk about nailing this tone-specific movie, "pleasure-seeking missiles," and moments that had her and Elisabeth Moss wondering, "What are we doing here?"
In Shell, Moss plays actress Samantha Lake, who's confronted with the reality that her appearance may be holding her back in the industry. When Samantha is presented with a solution, she opts to undergo the innovative Shell beauty treatment, and her results attract the attention of the company's glamorous CEO, Zoe Shannon (Hudson). Unfortunately, Shell clients, including A-lister Chloe Benson (Gerber), have started disappearing, and it seems there's something sinister to this miracle treatment.
During their interview, Hudson and Gerber tease some of the wild scenes and the bizarre tone Minghella crafted. Gerber shares how, though she may have less screen time, her character lives throughout the movie, and Hudson talks about sharing scenes with Moss, whose "amazing vulnerability" allowed her to take what she needed on set. They also discuss future projects, like Jonah Hill's Outcome and why working with Keanu Reeves was a dream for Gerber, and Hudson's upcoming series that puts the spotlight on women in sports.
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